Codeine

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. U.S Food and Drug Administration has warned against Codeine! 3 children already died due to Codeine while the others have developed life-threatening problems in the United States. Experts have brought up evidence showing that the drug Codeine which normally relieves pain in children, have proved to cause death. Further reports from the FDA have revealed that children who consumed Codeine had metabolized rapidly the drug, which caused their livers to convert the drug into deadly amounts of morphine. Basically, medical specialists have stated that children who have their tonsils or adenoids being removed are often given the medication Codeine. Unfortunately, Codeine can turn into morphine within the liver which can then suppress breathing. In addition to this, medical reports have recorded many cases of serious adverse events or death which occurred in children with obstructive sleep apnea who received codeine after a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy...